Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted: I haven't tried the Velvet Fine Art yet. Maybe I will because the Enhanced Matte paper results didn't appeal to me. Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Ted Grant wrote: > Jim Hemenway offered: > > >>P.S. You might consider not buying any more matte black and trying >>Ilford Smooth Pearl paper instead.<<<<< > > > Hi Jim, > We use the Smooth Pearl paper for colour printing and Photo Black ink with > the colour inks and it works beautifully. > > However, all our fine art printing is on Epson Velvet Fine Art 13 X 19 paper > and it sucks ink up like going over Niagara Falls. :-( But man it makes > beautiful prints. > > And we print 8 1/2 X 11 B&W prints on Enhanced matte paper and some 11.7 X > 16.5 also on the same paper, so we have to stay with the Matte Black for > best print look and the gradations it gives. One can't beat scanned Leica > negs with this paper and matte Black ink as it produces phenomenal quality > prints. > > ted > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html